Seed-corn hanger.



No. 856,818. PATBNTED JUNE 11, 1907.

c. D. SNYDER.

SEED CORN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.28,1907.

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CHARLES D. SNYDER, OF DIXON, IOWA.

SEED-CORN HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed February 28, 1907. Serial N0. 359,887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dixon, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Corn Hangers; and Ido declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to seed hangers, and has for its object toprovide a device of this kind which can be cheaply made and will beeffective in use, and can be used an indefinite number of times and canbe used upon different sized ears of corn.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of anear of corn showing a hanger in position therein; Fig. 2

- is a perspective view of the hanger; Fig. 3 is which it is intended.

a cross section through the lower end; Fig. 4 is a sectional view of oneend of the hanger; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the detach ablewings or barbs.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the mainportion or body of the hanger, one end of which is provided with a hook,2, by means of which it may be suspended, and the other end is providedwith wings or barbs, 3, which are adapted to engage with the cob of anear of corn and thereby permit of the ear being suspended by means ofthe hooked end, 2.

The hanger may beformed from any suitable material, preferably, metal,in the form of a rod, or wire, preferably about four inches long and ofabout No. 12 gage, although these sizes and dimensions may be changed orvaried at will to adapt it for the use for The lower end, which I havecalled the throat end, is grooved longitudinally upon opposite sides, asshown at 4, by means of which the head 5 is detachably secured thereon,

The grooves; are preferably semi-cylindrical in cross section so as toconform with the sides of the head, 5, which are seated therein, saidhead being preferably formed from a piece of wire which is bent at itsmiddle so as to form two parallel portions with their ends bent at anangle thereto to form the wings, 3. The grooves or recesses, 4, aredeepened at their upper ends as shown at 6, until they substantially runinto each other, and the head is bent inward as shown at 7, at

the base of the wings, 3, so as to fit therein, the upper ends of thegrooves 4 terminating abruptly, as shown at S, which substantiallycorrespond with the bend of the wings 3. The head 5 is formed offlexible material, whereby it may be seated upon the lower end of thebody, 1, by forcing said end in between the shoulders, 7, until theshoulders enter the seats, 6. The friction between the shoulders 7 andthe bottom of the seat 6 will be suflicient to hold the head upon thebody, together with the ear of corn under normal condition, but they canbe separated by applying sufficient force without injuring either part,thereby adapting the head for use upon different cars of corn.

By constructing a hanger in this manner, it can be cheaply formed andreadily applied to the ear, and all that is necessary is to insert thehead or barbed end of the device into the pith at the butt end of theear the desired distance, which will cause the ends of the wings toengage with the cob of the ear with su'l'licient force to prevent theready removal of the device from the ear. The in- Ward pressure of thecob upon the wings of the head will also hold the shoulders 7 into theseats, 6, and thereby assist in preventing the accidental removal of thehead from the body. However, when it is desired to remove the device, aswhen the corn is to be shelled, the body is forcibly withdrawn from thehead and the head can be recovered or removed from the cob at any timeafter the corn has been shelled, by breaking the cob. In this manner thehead virtually becomes interchangeable, as it can be applied to any hookor body portion, and as they can be manufactured at such slight cost, ifany of the heads should be lost, or not removed from the cobs, the losswill be trifl ng and in significant. After the head has been insertedinto an ear in the above manner, the ear can be hung up by the hook 2 inany desired place for curing and safe-keeping until it is desired to usethe corn for planting or other purposes.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a corn hanger, a body provided with a hook at one end and withdetachable barbs at the other.

2. In a corn hanger, a body provided with a hook at one end and havingits opposite end shouldered, and wings detachably secured by saidshoulders.

3. In a corn hanger, a body provided with stantially meeting each otherthrough the body, a head formed from a single piece of Wire folded uponitself to form tWo parallel portions, and laterally extending barbs,said Wires being bent toward each other at a point Where said barbs aredeflected from the straight portion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Wita hook at one end and having its opposite end recessedlongitudinally, a head in said recesses provided With laterallyextending barbs. 5 4. In a corn hanger, a body provided With a hook atone end and having its opposite end recessed longitudinally, the upperends of said recesses being deeper than the remaining portion, a head insaid recesses having later- I IO ally extending barbs, and shoulders forfitnesses.

ting in said deeper portions of the recesses. 5 y 7 5. In a corn hanger,a body, one end of CHARLES SBXDER Which is provided with a hook and theother IVitnesses: end is grooved longitudinally upon opposite I E.LENDT, I5 sides with the upper ends of the groove sub- W. THEDE.

